Track of the Cat
EUR 2,75
sollte dringend übersetzt werden - Wer die Krimi-Autorinnen Sara Paretsky, Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton oder wenigsten eine davon kennt und mag, der oder dem kann ich auch unbedingt die Krimis von Nevada Barr empfehlen. Die genannten Namen geben die Richtung an: amerikanische Krimis, in denen eine Frau „der Detektiv“ ist, die aber nicht in einer „Frauenecke“ bleiben.Die Heldin Anna Pigeon ist Park Ranger in den amerikanischen Nationalparks. Bedingt durch ihren Job sind verschiedene Gegenden der USA die Handlungsorte. Die Geschichten sind sehr spannend! Und zwar ganz ohne plump gruselige oder brutale Detailschilderungen. Und sie vermitteln einen glaubwürdigen Eindruck des Settings, ohne in seitenlange Naturbeschreibungen auszuarten.Eine Portion Witz ist auch dabei, die Grundstimmung ist manchmal allerdings eher melancholisch, weil Anna Pigeon ein bisschen ein „Loner“ ist.Track of the Cat hat den Agatha und den Anthony Preis für den besten ersten Krimi gewonnen. Damit sollte man/frau am besten anfangen, denn wie es sich für eine Serienheldin gehört, entwickelt sich Anna Pigeon im Laufe der Zeit.
Another great Anna Pigeon novel. - I love the Anna Pigeon series of mysteries set in National Parks. Anna is a Park Ranger and this mystery is set in a National Park in west Texas. Another Ranger has been killed by a mountain lion, or has she? This novel moves very quickly and describes in great detail the life of a Park Ranger and the parks that they patrol.
Anna Pigeon, Park Ranger - Anna Pigeon is a Park Ranger who has left NY to escape her own personal history for the open spaces and peace of nature. Peace, however, has a cost and in this case it means solving murder, intrigue and the losses of endangered and monitored species. When Anna is in danger, we learn about the rigors of climbing sheer stone walls only to discover yet another secret.Nevada Barr has created a character that is unique and believable. In getting to know Anna the reader also learns about the real life of a park ranger from one who does the job. The mystery is excellent, I recommended this book to both my mother and daughter who now are fans. Even my son-in-law who has a busy career has found the time and energy to be drawn into this mysterious, well defined world.
Good! - Nevada Barr is really the first mystery writer I ve ever looked at, and The Track of the Cat is the first book I ve read of hers. It s very good, and maybe a little old now since it was published in 1994. However, the time of publication does not matter in this case, for I loved the stark description of the national park where Anna Pigeon works. I enjoy her relationship with her psychologist sister who still lives in New York, and the unravelling mysteries surrounding the death of fellow ranger Sheila Drury and the disappearance of another male ranger. Unfortunately, the copy I had might have been missing some pages right near the end, so I don t know if I went through the entire story. Once again, read this and be enthralled with Nevada Barr s debut novel!
ANNA PEGION THE AVENGER - ALTHOUGH THE BOOK MOVED SLOWLY IN SOME AREAS THE OVERALL STORY IS CAPTIVATING, I FOUND MYSELF SITTING ON THE EDGE OF MY LAWNCHAIR BREATHLESS WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT. BARR IS SO GOOD AT HIDING THE VILLIAN THAT YOU ARE TRUELY BLOWN AWAY WHEN HE OF SHE IS REVEALED.